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Ferguson urges design innovation to drive a Bristol self-build boom
Design is the "missing link" in house-building, according to Bristol's architect mayor George Ferguson.
Extension extension plans will still go ahead, despite Lords defeat
The House of Lords' rejection of coalition plans to allow double-size planning-free extensions to properties for three years will not, according to the Government, change anything.
Smiths Gore lands Scottish Natural Heritage contract
Rural property consultancy Smiths Gore has successfully tendered to deliver surveying, architectural and estate agency services to Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) from 2013 to 2016.
35% jump in London’s £2m+ sales
Whilst the latest data from Land Registry's House Price Index showed an overall year-on-year drop of 15% in the number of transactions across the UK in December, it was different rules as usual for the…
Dalemain: Garden of the Year 2013
Dalemain in Cumbria has been named Garden of the Year 2013.
Linley briefed on Henry Moore Court design
Developer Athos Group has appointed LINLEY to design its showcase apartment at Henry Moore Court in Chelsea. The £13.
Strutt & Parker hits 50 offices across the UK
Strutt & Parker's latest regional office, which opened in Cambridge last week, takes the agency's branch tally to the big five-oh.
Savills stock plummets as Oaktree sells up
Shares in Savills have dropped by 7.4% as Oaktree Capital - who just floated Countrywide - sold nearly 6% of the business (approx. 7.8 million shares), according to Thompson Reuters.
NPPF goes live after 12 months in the pipeline
A year after it was published, and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) properly comes into force today. The guiding force of the document is a "presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The Doer-Upper Diary: I bet it’s not like this over at Candy & Candy…
After an invigorating tour of India, doer upper Alan Page's triumphant London return takes a turn as he risks losing a chunk of the margin on his first SW3 renovation project, and weighs the relative merits…
London keeps World #1 Financial Centre title
London is still the world's top financial centre, maintaining a clear 20 point lead from New York in second place, although there's ever more stiff competition from Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Zurich,…
And the Young Property Advisor of the Year is…
Not a hoody in sight at the Fine Art Society on Bond Street last night, as wealth management's yoof turned out in force for Spear's Young Turk Awards.